Kultur Kapitel 11 - Alex Gamso

While I learned of the previous rarity of having national pride in German, it came to no surprise that a separation exists between Germans. I mean America even has clear divisions between northerners and southerners (excluding Florida of course). While it seems odd that such Ostalgie fads exist as people usually try to forget dark times in history, it does also make sense. For example, the confederate flag, once a symbol of the Confederate States in the Civil War now represents the south and those that call themselves "country." Similarly symbols from the DDR have lost their meaning and have vintage feel. These artifacts are comparable to anything that has "Keep calm and carry on" as this was a phrase used in World War II as encouragement of possible air attacks. While the DDR symbols have lost their meaning, they represent a different state of mind with people creating division of where they are from rather than their beliefs.